Land Rover bulletin Discovery_N906_18APR25
What it saysConcern has been identified on certain JLR vehicles, where the Body Control Module (BCM) does not fully meet US importation requirements. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Land Rover filed this with NHTSA as a manufacturer communication dated Apr 18, 2025, received May 6, 2025, about the structure. It names 4 model years (2017–2020). A manufacturer communication is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationconcern has been identified on certain JLR vehicles, where the Body Control Module (BCM) does not fully meet US importation requirements. The requires BCM replacement with a new component which fully meets the US importation requirements.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery_N906_18APR25 | Other | Apr 18, 2025 | 11017955 | PDF, 203 KB |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
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Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 4 model years this bulletin names have filed 247 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 23 of them name Structure — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
The bottom part of my front grille came loose. After checking, the fixtures at the top were still ok, but one of the brackets that holds it at the bottom seemed to have broken. Entire piece lies behind the front bumper. The car has never been in an accident, not has been hit in the front.
2017 Land Rover Discovery · Structure · filed with NHTSA Jan 21, 2023 · ODI 11502979
At the end of 2022 and early last year, I had multiple issues with the roof of my 2018 Land Rover Discovery coming apart/detached from the roof. On a piece of my roof came off again that had already been replaced in 2023.
2018 Land Rover Discovery · Structure · filed with NHTSA Feb 6, 2024 · ODI 11570275
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the structure
Source: same model, same component group5 other manufacturer communications filed against the Land Rover Discovery under the same component group (structure), newest first.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM76362ATT - 10JUL25 | Other | Jul 10, 2025 | Customer reports that the vehicle intermittently fails to respond to Passive Entry request. |
| SSM76362 - 10JUL25 | Other | Jul 10, 2025 | Customer reports that the vehicle intermittently fails to respond to Passive Entry request. |
| LTB01306NAS2 31MAY25 | Service bulletin | May 30, 2025 | Roof Opening Panel Seal Adrift |
| Discovery_N906_20DEC24 | Other | Dec 20, 2024 | A concern has been identified on certain JLR vehicles, where the Body Control Module (BCM) does not fully meet US importation requirements.… |
| N871 UPS1024-1 | Service bulletin | Feb 7, 2024 | On a certain number of 2024 model year 7 Seat and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) Discovery Sport vehicles, some bodyshells have been… |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Land Rover Discovery_N906_18APR25 a recall?
No. A manufacturer communication is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the Discovery_N906_18APR25 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.
Which vehicles does Discovery_N906_18APR25 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2020 Land Rover Discovery, 2019 Land Rover Discovery, 2018 Land Rover Discovery, 2017 Land Rover Discovery. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.